Does the Bible mention the name of Hazrat Maryam (Peace be Upon her) - Mary’s - father?
ps. Mary - the mother of Hazrat Isa (Peace be upon him) - Jesus Christ.
No.
But some may argue Heli using Luke 3:23.
Not that I'm Christian but have studied Bible.
Sorry I dont know, but according to islam her father was Imran.
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*Originally posted by sholay: *
No.
But some may argue Heli using Luke 3:23.
Not that I'm Christian but have studied Bible.
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Just done a search
"Luke 3
23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,"
It says Heli was the father of joseph, how can he be Marys father then.
Ok found the following which kinda explains the opinions, although some of it is abit confusing.
GENEAOLOGY
Mary was a direct descendant of King David which gave Jesus the right to ascend the Jewish throne, both through Mary and through adoption by his foster father, Joseph. Mary’s genealogy is supplied in Luke 3:23-38. Dr. Henry Morris explains the genealogy in Luke:
"Joseph was clearly the son of Jacob (Matthew 1:16, so this verse [Luke 3:23 - says 'son of Heli'] should be understood to mean 'son-in-law of Heli.' thus, the genealogy of Christ in Luke is actually the genealogy of Mary, while Matthew gives that of Joseph. Actually, the word 'son' is not in the original, so it would be legitimate to supply either 'son' or 'son-in-law' in this context. Since Matthew and Luke clearly record much common material, it is certain that neither one could unknowingly incorporate such a flagrant apparent mistake as the wrong genealogy in his record. As it is, however, the two genealogies show that both parents were descendants of David--Joseph through Solomon (Matthew 1:7-15), thus inheriting the legal right to the throne of David, and Mary through Nathan (Luke 3:23-31), her line thus carrying the seed of David, since Solomon's line had been refused the throne because of Jechoniah's sin" [Dr. Henry M. Morris, The Defender's Study Bible, note for Luke 3:23 (Iowa Falls, Iowa: World Publishing, Inc., 1995).].[link](http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary-motherofjesus.html#genealogy)
And another opinion
Heli the Father of Joseph
Heli (Gr. HELEI–Luke 3:23) is evidently the same name as the preceding. In Luke he is said to be the father of Joseph, while in Matt., I, 16, Jacob was Joseph’s father. The most probable explanation of this seeming contradiction is afforded by having recourse to the levirate law among the Jews, which prescribes that when a man dies childless his widow “shall not marry to another; but his brother shall take her, and raise up seed for his brother” (Deut., xxv, 5). The child, therefore, of the second marriage is legally the child of the first (Deut., xxv, 6). Heli having died childless, his widow became the wife of his brother Jacob, and Joseph was the offspring of the marriage, by nature the son of Jacob, but legally the son of Heli. It is likely that Matt. gives the natural, and Luke the legal descent. (Cf. Maas, “The Gosp. acc. to S. Matt.”, i, 16.) Lord A. Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells, who wrote a learned work on the “Genealogies of Our Lord Jesus Christ”, thinks that Mary was the daughter of Jacob, and Joseph was the son of Jacob’s brother, Heli. Mary and Joseph were therefore first cousins, and both of the house of David. Jacob, the elder, having died without male issue, transmitted his rights and privileges to the male issue of his brother Heli, Joseph, who according to genealogical usage was his descendant.
JOSEPHUS, Ant., V, ix, x, xi; GEIKIE, O. T. Characters: Eli, 184-193; MALDONATUS, In Matt., i, 16; Eccl. Rev. (Jan., 1896), 21 sqq.
THOMAS J. TIERNEY link
Ok what's all this fuss about.
Someone told me that the name of Mary's father is not mentioned in Bible at all. It is, however, mentioned in the Quran. Kinda interesting, I think, if true. Just wanted to confirm from more reliable/knowledgable sources.
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*Originally posted by Faisal: *
Someone told me that the name of Mary's father is not mentioned in Bible at all. It is, however, mentioned in the Quran.
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All reliable scholars agree with "M".
Heli is the father of Mary and mentioned in the Bible.
It can clearly be seen that the difference between Matthew and Luke starts from king David. David was both the father of Nathan and Solomon (the kingly line).
Matthew shows that Jesus' lineage through Joseph was the kingly line from David as prophesied. Luke knowing that Joseph was not the father of Jesus, shows that even through the mother Jesus' line was through David as profesied.